New FF pics, and project progression

Thanks Munk. Your opinion carries lots of weight in my book.:D
 
Must be a paperback...

I love the look of projects, items, tools that have been touched by the owner and user. It imparts a ...glow to the item. When I saw a HI khuk for the first time I had a sense of wonder for the intrinsic quality of the tool, just the existence of it, and the feel the Kami put there. When someone understands what I'm talking about here, and then goes on to put his own mark on the blade, there is another threshold reached entirely, heart upon heart, and it is as plain and true as sunlight on our faces.



munk
 
Congrats Andy, that is really decent work for a first timer!!!!:thumbup: :cool: :D

Hollow you do your handles the same way I do mine. I prefer them thinner and I also curve the handle as much as possible.

If you're really careful and don't remove a great deal even the YCS handles can be worked on.
I took the handle down on mine quite a lot and changed the center ring a great deal, actually I went a little farther down than I really wanted but it still fits okay.
I'd rather have my handles a little small than I had even a tiny bit too large.
I can compensate for the small but not the large.:(
 
I may continue sanding on that handle. It depends how it feels after I cut some logs with it. I'm very happy with the sheath so far. It fits tight to your side, so you don't have to swing your arm out over the handle. It's thinner and less bulky than the standard scabbard. The blade is secure within it. I have held it upside down and tried to dislodge the blade and that hasn't happened. The curve of the edge holds it in place until its cocked at a particular angle, and the strap and snap keep the handle from getting there. I think a practical sheath is a big + for a khukuri. I do wish I had come up with a way to house my karda and chakma though.
 
I thought of that and may try it on future sheaths, but went with simplicity on this first one. I want to make one with a survival kit type of pouch on the front later.
 
aproy1101 said:
I thought of that and may try it on future sheaths, but went with simplicity on this first one. I want to make one with a survival kit type of pouch on the front later.
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That's a great place to consider using some of the heavy nylon cloth like Busse and some others use on their kydex scabbards.
Only trouble is I don't know of a source for it but I'll bet it could be found.
Only problem may be buying it in small enough quanities for hobby work.
 
If one was so minded Yvsa they could buy a right-sized pouch and ether stitch it on,or take it apart and make what they want with it.;)
 
Krull said:
If one was so minded Yvsa they could buy a right-sized pouch and ether stitch it on,or take it apart and make what they want with it.;)
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If you search back thru the posts Rio Jim once posted several scabbards like you describe made by a friend of his.

edit: I found the post here's the pic. Handsome scabbards. All leather but reminiscent of Terry's Quickdraw models

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WOW. I am humbled and can't wait to try some of these ideas. Thank you HD for the pics. Did I say WOW. Talk about making mine look like a first try. What I like most about knifemaking and leatherworking so far is that it is very rewarding, then you see a true master, and know you are only an infant.
 
Wonderful stuff. The folks in HI forum have a lot of different talents. We'd be a good end of the world crew.




munk
 
Beautiful. However in my totally biased opinion the only reason for re doing a sheath is to save weight.

Maybe Jim will pop in here and say, but as I recall from either our conversation via email or the thread he said that the leather sheaths didn't save a tremendouls amount of weight over the traditional ones. There were some savings though, so if you were backpacking or something saving any weight is good:thumbup:

BUT- I believe that for general use the standard sheath is very hard to beat. Although I have a "quickdraw" sheath I can get a khuk out way quicker out of a traditional sheath. The whole frog setup keeps the knife far enough off of your body where you can draw it quickly and most sheaths once they get worn just the weight of the khuk keeps it in.

I can hike along, pull the khuk out to whack off an protruding limb or chop a tree falling across the path without even really looking at the sheath, and put it back in with very little effort. Not so with the quickdraw or sheaths like pictured above. They require more placment and undoing a strap.
 
You're right about the leather sheaths not saving much weight Hollow. IMO if a person wants to save weight they should go with kydex. Dan has long recommended kydex with a leather covering, that's the best of both worlds IMO.

Some old ndn scabbards was made with rawhide and a buckskin cover and they worked really nice until the rawhide got wet. If you use rawhide it has to be sealed with a varnish or something.
 
I think what you save is the bulkiness of the traditional sheath. I'll weigh the two tonight and tell you the difference. The advantage, though, IMHO is the slimmer design. Also the handle is held tightly to my body rather than swinging out away from me, so my arm can swing comfortably at my side without being impeded by the handle. YMMV.
 
aproy1101 said:
I think what you save is the bulkiness of the traditional sheath. I'll weigh the two tonight and tell you the difference. The advantage, though, IMHO is the slimmer design. Also the handle is held tightly to my body rather than swinging out away from me, so my arm can swing comfortably at my side without being impeded by the handle. YMMV.
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I usually put mine slightly to the rear of my side so my arm doesn't hit it.

Yvsa,

When I got my Lee Reeves axe, when I first used it I found the handle backing out of the head. When I returned it to him for adjustment I mentioned that while I really liked the leather belt sheath he made for it, that it added too much weight for backpacking where every ounce counts.

I was pleasantly surprised when he returned the hatchet that he had devised an ingenious little head cover out of what appeared to be waxed rawhide and leather. It was light and easy to lash to my pack.

Dan made me a Kydex also for my 15" Ganga.

Here are some pixx of both.

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